"Inside MMA" preview: Couture eyes rematch with Rose

Despite breaking her jaw in two places during the opening seconds of the fight and ultimately suffering a unanimous-decision loss, Xtreme Couture Vice President and rookie fighter Kim Couture (0-1) wants a rematch with Kim Rose (1-0).

Couture discusses the injury and a possible rematch on tonight’s episode of “Inside MMA,” which airs at 9:30 p.m. ET on HDNet.

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Couture, who suffered her first pro loss during a June 20 MMA-boxing event in Las Vegas, was dropped with a punch in the opening seconds of the fight. However, she said speculation about her injuries were exaggerated.

However, as was widely reported, Couture did suffer a broken jaw. However, the recovery is going better than expected.

“I broke my jaw in two places,” she said. “I broke it in half in the center, completely in half. The [right] side was about two inches higher than the [left] side. And I broke it back here (in the back-right section). That was interesting.

“I didn’t have to get wired shut. They put titanium plates in there. They did all the stitches through the inside of my mouth. I had a fantastic doctor. Thank God for a second opinion.”

Couture said she’s fine to continue training and is already looking for a rematch with Rose.

“I’m OK to fight,” Couture said. “I’d love to have a rematch. I haven’t talked to Kim Rose yet, but I’d love to fight her 100 percent, and I’m sure she’d love to fight me without me bleeding all over her.”

“Sorry if I grossed everyone out.”

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